Japanese vocabulary in the Routledge 5000 frequency list

Routlege 5000 Vocab 3801-3900

This collection contains 100 words.
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noun
(hand) towel
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stopping one night
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noun
1. feast; treating (someone)  (see also: 馳走; polite (teineigo) language)
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
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noun
driver; chauffeur
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every kind; all sorts
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(audio) recording  (see also: 録画)
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1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
2. reticence; inaction
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
twice; again; second time
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. after this; from now on; hereafter
2. thereafter; since (verb) (after -te form of verb); after (time); since (then)  (esp. after あれ, それ)
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Most common form: くま
noun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
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city in western part of the Greater Tokyo Area
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (as a gift); to present
2. to confer; to bestow; to award
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noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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worry; fear; anxiety; concern
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn  (see also: 燃やす)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. frame; framework
2. border; box
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noun
children; child; juvenile
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1. pure white
2. blank (e.g. mind, paper)
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1. quickly (esp. actions)  (often written with kana only)
2. suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
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noun
1. retirement age
2. years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion  (archaic)
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childcare; nursing; upbringing
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to kick  (orig. ichidan verb)
2. to refuse; to reject
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noun
honey  (often written with kana only)
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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently  (often written with kana only)
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1. completion; conclusion  (see also: 完了形, 完了相)
noun
2. perfect (tense, form, aspect)  (linguistics terminology)
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23; twenty-three
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interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
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noun
(pet) owner; keeper
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby  (see also: 傍らに)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time  (often written with kana only)
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publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
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indoor; inside the room
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noun
member; the membership
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thought; consideration; thinking
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noun
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to add (numbers)
2. to add (something); to top up (with something)
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noun
1. shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet  (also written as 襯衣)
2. shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)
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noun
Iraq  (also written as 伊拉久)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use
2. to deal with (an issue); to manage
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Most common form: わざと
on purpose  (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
preceding fiscal year
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noun
bridegroom
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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
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1. share; sharing
noun
2. market share  (see also: マーケットシェア)
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noun
gasoline; petrol
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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
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strong; intense; severe
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noun
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
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noun
1. characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; personal colour
2. spot color (in printing)
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retire
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Most common form: 飲物
noun
drink; beverage
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. no; nay  (often written with kana only)
2. well; er; why  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department (in an organization); division; bureau  (higher than a 課)
2. club
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noun
Holland; The Netherlands  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'Olanda')
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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
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high price
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Most common form: 馴染む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to boast of; to be proud of
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left; left (hand) side
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1. extramarital sex; affair; fooling around
2. infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness; inconstancy; fickleness; caprice
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date; go on a date
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control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
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noun
curiosity; inquisitiveness
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noun
government worker; public servant; civil servant
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noun
queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train
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Most common form: ソファ
noun
sofa; couch
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
first or opening day
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noun
process
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suburb; outskirts
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noun
sixty
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain  (esp. 痛む)
2. to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged  (esp. 傷む)
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noun
1. self-defence force; self-defense force
2. Japan Self-Defence Force; JSDF
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
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noun
United Nations; UN  (see also: 国際連合; abbreviation)
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easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
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Most common form: 街並
noun
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
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1. presumption; assumption
2. estimation
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to do something completely  (see also: しまう, ちゃう; contraction of ..て or で plus しまう; colloquialism)
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noun
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology  (see also: 文部科学省; abbreviation)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
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exception
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noun
professional baseball
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noun
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
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surely; no doubt; evidently  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 変り
noun
1. change; alteration
2. unusual state or event; accident; abnormality
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noun
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
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noun
efficiency; efficacy; performance; utility factor
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2. clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.)  (sports term)
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conjunction
however
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noun
purse; handbag; wallet
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thorough; complete
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noun
1. confrontation
2. to face; to confront; to encounter
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1. oneself (itself, etc.)  (archaic)
2. I; me  (humble)
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noun
1. criterion; standard; yardstick; reference; aim
2. rough estimate; approximation
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wake up; to awake
2. to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
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equal; similar; like; equivalent
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rest; break; recess; intermission
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noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
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noun
1. existence or nonexistence; presence or absence  (see also: 有り無し)
2. consent or refusal; yes or no
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unnecessary; unneeded  (see also: 不用)
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